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  1. 91% Tomatometer 165 Reviews 97% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket (Phellipe Haagensen)...

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    • Fernando Meirelles
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    • Alexandre Rodrigues
  2. Cidade de Deus seems to have a lot of praise on the IMDb boards, and with good reason too. It simply is, in my opinion, one of the best contemporary films ever made. Based on true events and characters who live in the overlooked and poverty stricken slums in the shadows of Rio de Janiero, where life expectancy doesn't reach the 30's and drug ...

  3. Jan 24, 2003 · Roger Ebert January 24, 2003. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "City of God" churns with furious energy as it plunges into the story of the slum gangs of Rio de Janeiro. Breathtaking and terrifying, urgently involved with its characters, it announces a new director of great gifts and passions: Fernando Meirelles.

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  5. Jan 1, 2000 · City Of God Review. In the 1960s, Cidade De Deus is already the most violent favela – neighbourhood – of Rio De Janeiro. Over the years, drugs and guns flood the area, making all-out gang...

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    Jan 17, 2003 · Summary Welcome to the world's most notorious slum: Rio de Janeiro's 'City of God.'. A place where combat photographers fear to tread, where Police rarely go, and residents are lucky if they live to the age of 20.

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    • Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund
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  7. it felt weird seeing a lot of non-brazilians saying this is one of their favorite movies when i first started browsing through IMDb and Letterboxd. not that Cidade de Deus doesn't earn its enormous praise, but it's such a deeply brazilian movie! but i should have known: violence speaks all languages. shout out to Leandro Firmino for his ...

  8. Dec 2, 2002 · City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2003) Reviewed by Nev Pierce. Updated 02 December 2002. An intoxicating shot of cinematic adrenaline, "City of God" starts with a desperate chicken...

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